Curtain-pole lifter.



L. S. MYERS. CURTAIN POLE LIFTER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1912. RENEWED 001215, 1914.

Patented Dec 15,1914.

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LAURA S. MYERS OF PEN ,MAR, PENNSYLVANIA. I

CURTAIN-POL LIrrEn.

Application filed July 17,

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, LAURA S. MYERS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Pen Mar, in the county of Franklin, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Pole Lifters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains-to make and use the same.

This invention relates to curtain pole lift in ers and has for an objectto provide an eX- tremely simple deviceby which curtain poles may be seized and removed from their supporting brackets without the necessity of resorting to step ladders and climbing upon the latter to gain access to the pole.

A further object of the invention is to provide a curtain pole lifter having divergent hooks adapted to bear against one side of the pole, and an intermediate hook adapted to bear against the opposite side of the pole, whereby the pole will be securely gripped and held against accidental release.

With the above objects in view the inven tion consists of certain novel detailsfof, construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described'andclaimed, it being understood that variousmodifications may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope'of the appended claim. a I

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification :Figure 1 is a front elevation of the'invention in operative position upon a curtain pole. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the device showing the grab hook prior to movement to operative position. Fig. 4' is a detail perspective view of the device.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, 10 designates a long rod which constitutes the handle of the device, the rod being equipped atoneendwitha fork 'llthe Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 15, 1914. 1912, Serial No. 710,089. nenweaotoberae, 1914, scram. 869,351.

arms 12 of which diverge from the rod and s termlnate pole 13. A. rod 14: is slidably fitted upon the handle by means .of strap brackets 15, this rod projectingforwardly between the in hooks 13 which are adapted to 1 bearagainst the same side of .the curtain arms 12 of thework and terminating in a grab hook 16 adapted to engage the opposite side of the curtain poleffrom the hooks 13 of j theiarnis, substantially midway between the, 'saidhooks13.-

Inapplying thev device to, curtainpole,

the slide rod- '14 is slid downwardly valong the handle, and the handle then is maniputain pole. The rod 14 is now slid upwardly,

thehook 16'meanwhile impinging against the pole .andbeing deflected outwardly thereby, the rod yielding during such deflection, and returningto normal position upon lated to position the hooks 13 upon the our the rod being slid upwardly sufficiently to position the grab hookin registration with the pole whereby the grab hook engages snugly with the pole and on the opposite side from the ho0ks13. What is claimed, is

A curtain pole lifter including a handle,

a fork carried at the tip of said handle having divergent arms terminating in half round hooks adapted to engage one side of a curtain pole, and a resllient sliderod carried on said handle and projecting into the 1 space between said arms, said rod terminating in a half roundhook adapted to aline with the first namedhook and to engage the opposite side of the curtain-pole from the y In testimonywhereof, I aflix my signature,in presence of two witnesses.

'LAUBAsMYERs,ff-

Witnesses: f i FMILTON O. MYERs,

WALTER MANKEY.

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